FOR GRACEDocumentaries about famous chefs, like Paul Liebrandt (A Matter of Taste) and Michel Bras (Entre
les Bras),
tend to play like promotional videos by showcasing restaurants as much as their founders. This one centers on photogenic Grace founder Curtis Duffy, who has a
surprisingly grim back story, but the more charismatic subject is his business
partner, Michael Muser, a burly Danny McBride character as imagined by David
Mamet.(KATHY FENNESSY)

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I write about popular music and film and the relationship between the two. I'm Irish on one side, Italian on the other—British on both. I was born in Connecticut (Far From Heaven), raised in Alaska (Northern Exposure), and I've lived in Seattle, WA (Trouble in Mind) since 1988.